Originally Posted by
Wintersewer
What she is saying is that married women/mothers can't "Have it all". If we want to do justice to being a wife/mother we must tend to our homes/children, and not work outside or away from the home. She feels that men really want a woman who takes care of their home and family. ALSO they are BETTER OFF if they stay home, not just for the husbands, but that they (the wife)will be happier and more fulfilled. I agree, but I am sure many nowadays do not. It's a good but old fashioned idea. The stranger also indicates that the family will prosper if the wife is home and the husband works.
Huh, I took it as people should slow down and enjoy life, appreciate beauty, work at being content with what you have, and take time to offer kindness and warmth, and things will feel better. I get that the story had a gender message, but the bottom line to me seems true for everyone. There needs to be balance, not just all work before everything else and at the expense of everyone else.